Baby with Daoist Monarch System

The shapeshifting monsters had no fixed form, their bodies flowing with gray liquid that emitted a nauseating scent of decay.

In their hollow eye sockets glimmered a cold red light, locked firmly onto him.

”Awakened!” Yu Kong’s eyes narrowed. The aura of these monsters was much stronger than those he had encountered on the outskirts of the Celestial Fall Battlefield, obviously creations at a deeper level by the Master of Nothingness.

They emitted a piercing screech, sound waves carrying the power of Law’s distortion, directly attacking his Spirit and soul.

Yu Kong felt a sharp pain in his mind, as if something cold was trying to burrow into the depths of his consciousness, erasing his ”self”.

”Get away!” Yu Kong growled, and the Origin Power of the Guardian within him erupted instantly.

A golden light, like a fierce sun, dispelled the surrounding dark aura, forming a pure Domain.

The long sword in his hand was no longer a mere Weapon but a vessel carrying the will of the Guardian.

The Sword Light was not sharp cuts anymore but carried a power of Purification and judgment.

A monster extended its claws, tearing through space as it reached for him.

Yu Kong advanced instead of retreating, the long sword in his hand drawing an enigmatic arc, precisely a close combat technique recorded in the ”Guardian’s Manual”—”Light of Judgment”.

The Sword Light touched the monster’s claws without producing the sound of metal clashing, but instead, a sound that made one’s teeth ache, like the hissing of snow meeting raging fire.

The monster’s limb seemed to be dissolving, emitting billows of white smoke, quickly disintegrating.

But these monsters possessed terrifying self-healing capabilities, or rather, they had no fixed life form.

The dissolved limb quickly regenerated from other parts of the body.

”Without ’self’, they fear no death!” Yu Kong’s heart trembled.

The terrifying aspect of the Master of Nothingness lay in this: that creatures thoroughly controlled by it lost independent will and soul, becoming pure Executors, their very existence a distortion of the Law.

Mere physical attacks and Energy attacks had limited effect; one must target their ”Source”—the void power within them.

Yu Kong adjusted his strategy, no longer seeking to kill instantly, but instead concentrated each Sword Light to the extreme, carrying the purest Purifying Power of the Guardian Origin.

He no longer engaged head-on with the monsters but utilized spatial distortion techniques to move swiftly among them, searching for their weaknesses—the core areas where the gray aura was most concentrated.

”Guardian Sword, break the evil!”

He flashed, avoiding a spray of corrosive gray liquid from one monster, and appeared at the flank of another.

The long sword in his hand, carrying dazzling golden light, pierced like a meteor into a throbbing gray light point within the monster’s body center.

”Hiss—!” The monster let out a wretched scream, its body trembling violently. The gray light point, as if doused with acid, emitted thick smoke, rapidly shrinking.

Meanwhile, the regeneration speed of other parts of its body obviously slowed.

This was the effective attack!

However, the remaining monsters became even more frenzied.

They abandoned complex attacks, directly lunging at Yu Kong, attempting to crush him with their distorted bodies, to corrode his Guardian Domain with their gray aura.

Yu Kong fought a bitter battle.

His Guardian Domain was not invincible; prolonged exposure to the erosion of void aura was slowly weakening it.

The consumption of internal Power was enormous, but he had to persist. Each struggle with these monsters was a test of the limits of his own will and Power.

He gritted his teeth, his eyes resolute. The words from the ”Guardian’s Manual” echoed in his mind: ”The way of resistance lies not in the strength or weakness of Power, but in the resilience of the heart, the unyielding of will...”

His heart, his will, were at this moment his most powerful Weapon!

The golden Light of Guardian burned even more fiercely in the darkness!

He was no longer simply defending and attacking but allowing his very existence to become a barrier against nothingness!

He took a deep breath, and the Guardian Domain around him instantly contracted, gathering all Power at his body surface. Then, he shot into the group of monsters like an arrow from a bow!

”Kill!”

The Sword Light poured down like a waterfall, carrying the resolve to cut through all falsehood. He sacrificed part of his defense, pouring all Power into his attack.

With a single sword, he severed the core of one monster, then turned to dodge another monster’s lunge, and his sword flicked back with another brilliant golden light!

This was a life-and-death battle!

He didn’t know how much time had passed, but when the core of the last monster completely annihilated into nothingness under the golden light, Yu Kong knelt on one knee in the void, panting heavily.

His body was grazed in several places by the gray aura, and his skin showed unnatural gray patterns, slowly being cleansed by the Power of Guardian.

His internal Power was almost exhausted, and he was incredibly fatigued.

Yet his eyes remained bright, carrying the relief of surviving a disaster and an even more steadfast Belief.

He succeeded!

He faced off alone against the more powerful ”Awakened” and emerged victorious! This proved the strength of the Guardian heritage and also his own potential.

He wasted no time in recovery, immediately swallowing several Elixirs for recovery, then propelled his form once more, speeding towards the direction of the Restricted Area of Ancient Times.

He knew that such battles were just the beginning.

Before darkness completely descends, he must become stronger, must find Xu Qinghan, must stop the plans of the Master of Nothingness!

...

In the depths of the Restricted Area of Ancient Times.

The Time Flow Speed here seemed different from the outside world, with ancient and vast auras filling every corner.

Twisted giant trees, deathly silent lakes, dimly glowing ancient ruins... everything appeared so mysterious and dangerous.

Xu Qinghan was exploring a collapsed underground city ruin. This place was once one of the important bases of the Guardians.

Although most of the buildings were damaged, the remaining traces still allowed her to feel the splendor and tragedy of those ancient times.

The ”Guardian’s Manual” in her hand emitted a faint glow, guiding her forward.

The text in the manual was no longer just records but seemed to contain some kind of spirit, resonating with the lingering aura of Guardians in the Restricted Area.

She stopped in front of a wall covered with Runes. The Runes were blurred, but the manual indicated something was hidden here.

According to the method recorded in the manual, she injected her Power of Guardian into the wall. The gentle light of the Jade Sword touched the Runes on the wall, making a faint humming sound.

”Crack... crack...”

The wall slowly split open, revealing a hidden chamber. The chamber was not large, but inside were some relatively well-preserved items.

A set of dark golden broken Armor lay quietly on a stone platform.

The Armor was covered with cracks and battle scars, but still emitted a heavy and resilient aura.

Beside the Armor lay a stack of Jade Scrolls and a thick Stone Book.

Xu Qinghan stepped forward, cautiously picking up the Stone Book. The pages were yellowed, with a cool touch.

”Ancient Inheritance Record”!

The title instantly captured her attention. This was obviously a more important inheritance than the ”Guardian’s Manual”!

She eagerly turned the pages.

The content inside was more detailed, recording higher-level methods of Power usage by the Guardians, Forbidden Skills to combat the Master of Nothingness, and some conjectures about the nature of the Master of Nothingness.

”The Master of Nothingness, its existence is not corporeal, but a concept, an inversion of Law, a manifestation of ’nothing’...”

”The way to combat lies in using the inner ’presence’ to fight the outer ’void’. We, using the Heart of the Guardian, the thoughts of all beings, and the Cosmic Origin as ’presence’, to resist its devouring annihilating ’void’...”

”The method of inheritance is not mere Power infusion, but a resonance of will, the passing of Fire...”

”The Restricted Area of Ancient Times, being a place where Origin Power gathers, the Laws are relatively stable, can serve as a base for the eternal continuity of Fire...”

Xu Qinghan read ravenously, feeling her mind becoming clear.

She finally understood that the Guardians’ Power did not come from nowhere, but emerged from their desire to protect the universe and all beings, from their connection with all beings and the Cosmic Origin!